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alignment

[uh-lahyn-muhnt] / əˈlaɪn mənt /


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Prominent companies and individuals have also recently called for mechanisms that would allow AI labs and countries to slow development in a coordinated way to buy time for alignment research.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Alex Adams, Africa programme director at the European Council on Foreign Relations, said Kabila's appointment as rebel leader could bring his interests into alignment with those of Rwanda's president, even though their objectives differ.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

“You almost need a new alignment on your car.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

"It’s really about values alignment," she said, adding that charities that court the newly rich only after their big payday risk looking transactional.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

His eyes don't leave the diagram, and he taps the sheet and says, "Get a reading on this rheostat, David. If the dial's out of alignment, that could double or triple the current getting past."

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

The new A421 dual carriageway is due to open in May, while some permanent bridges and road alignments are already in use as the scheme is opened in phases.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Mr. Netanyahu has directed Israel’s diplomacy for 16 of the past 17 years, resulting in many formal and informal alignments with nations that had long been among Israel’s sworn enemies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Wielding a pocket Allen wrench, her colleague Estefany Rodriguez adjusted seat heights and brake handle alignments on Vivian’s new ride.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

“But on any given day, financial investors are in fact oblivious to fundamental shifts in global alignments or worrying attacks on U.S. institutions,” he writes.

From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026

The hands glide to indicate the proper time, the planetary alignments set themselves in order.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern


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